The Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday’s events as they unfold.

Fire erupts in central Kyiv following explosion

A fire breaks out in central Kyiv after an explosion during an air raid alert, an AFP reporter saw.

The journalist heard a detonation and saw a cloud of smoke and flames. Fire crews and ambulances arrived promptly at the scene.

About 50 minutes after the first blast, AFP journalists witness a second explosion near the initial impact site, with debris hurled into the air.

In the streets, residents are making their way to shelters, carrying sleeping mats under their arms.

The capital suffers frequent deadly air strikes, more than four years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Explosive-laden drone hits Iranian Kurdish opposition group camp in Iraq

Iraqi security sources say an explosive-laden drone targeted a camp belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in the Koysanjaq district, east of Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, causing a fire at the camp.

There was no immediate information on casualties or who was responsible for the........

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